The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf, Naga diary three

caption: rushing through village with head
medium: diaries
ethnicgroup: Konyak
location: Kongan
date: 24.12.1936
production:
person: Furer-Haimendorf
date: 28.11.1936-11.2.1937
note: translated from german by Dr Ruth Barnes
acquirer:
person: School of Oriental and African Studies Library, London
text: Quickly they rush through the entire village while I again have the greatest difficulty following them across the numerous neck-breaking stone steps. One half stays behind at the Lingba morung while the rest rushes on to the Chingha.